The Best Director

"I don't want to be a product of the environment, I want the environment to be my product..."

With Jack Nicholson's low voice-over, "The Dead" began to be shown, and the images on the big screen were edited together from a historical documentary, where the Irish gang and the Italian Mafia were fighting on the streets of New York. The battle scenes were a period of brutal and violent black years. The era flavor of the 1960s was highlighted in this way, and a gloomy and gray smell came over the face.

The pace in the beginning seems slow. Accompanied by the lines of the Irish gangster Frank, the scene changes. Sometimes it is fragments of Frank's villain life, more often it is the childhood fragments of the children Billy and Colin, and then the teenagers. .

"You have to walk the road by yourself. No one will give you charity. You have to take it yourself." The story time is in the past, the children are growing up, and gradually entering the 1980s, this period is longer than the audience previously imagined. But what’s not surprising is that they all watched it with rapt attention. This was due to superb performances, well-timed editing, detailed pictures, strong flavor of the times, philosophical lines, and expectations for what will happen next... and the rough and bloody movie The R-rated picture really makes the audience feel a little bit psychologically depressed. This is not the sunny version of Magic Yang!

Since children and teenagers are currently performing, the audience has not yet seen Ledger and Pitt, both of whom were nominated for the Golden Globe Award. However, Nicholson's performance shocked the audience. The old clown turned a gentle man on the surface, but actually very powerful. The threatening gang boss is so vividly played that maybe this is just a piece of cake for him.

"Incredible." Christy Lemire of the Associated Press has already begun to praise. Otherwise, the various aspects of technology displayed in the film deserve to be praised! You must know that the production cycle of "The Dead" is very short, but there is no sloppiness in it. Whether it is the photography tone, composition, light and shadow, sound effects, soundtrack, etc., it is all very serious and exquisite. If it turns out to be nominated for 7 Golden Globe Awards It’s not just a waste of time, it will definitely be nominated for many Oscar technical awards. Isn’t this incredible?

And it's a relief. The cultural atmosphere exuded by the film is completely American and New York's lower-class society. Wang Yang is not trapped in adapting Oriental films. I am not limited by my age, experience and shooting at the same time. Despite his strong and powerful style, one can still feel his delicacy.

Seeing Colin doing small bad things but being rewarded by Frank, his colleagues are envious and happy; Billy because his gangster father wants him to stay away from crime. Not being able to be with my family for a long time. Looking at the two Irish boys who were bullied and depressed by other children, David Edelstein of "New York Magazine" vaguely felt the invisible tension. Colin, the future undercover gangster, had a happy childhood and Teenager; and Billy, the future police undercover agent, spent a decidedly unhappy growth period.

It is worth noting that Colin comes from a clean background and Billy comes from a gangster family. Edelstein knows that this is definitely not a bloated start. There is never a trace of fatness in Magic Young's movies. He thinks it will be the same this time, so why focus on exaggerating these?

“The Dead is not an old-school or new-school gangster movie.

"Wang Yang commented on it in a media conference before. This is the fact. If "Infernal Affairs" is a battle of wits between police and gangsters, the WB version of "The Departed" is an old-fashioned gangster film, and the Flame version of "The Dead" is The focus is somewhere between the two. Wang Yang said at the time: "It will have a small part of gang crime content, but thematically, it is about identity and good and evil. Two undercover agents are affected and changed by the environment. No matter what, Its entertainment value is very high, it is a thriller drama. "

Looking at the images on the big screen and the rapt audience around her, Nancy smiled with enjoyment. She had worked hard for so long just to gain this moment!

Of course, this paragraph is not without effect. On the contrary, it plays an important role in spreading the entire film and the theme discussion. When conveying the intention at work, she listened to Qi Qiyang talk a lot.

"Man is a product of environment and education." This is a famous assertion made by the French materialist philosopher Helvetius in the 18th century. Holbach, Robert Owen and others also have similar views. This proposition is about the moral quality of people. The level of intelligence and intelligence are not innate, but are caused by acquired environment and education.

It is the inevitable logical conclusion drawn by Helvetius and others from a series of philosophical views on human nature and the origin of spirit and ideas. They only talk about moral good and evil from the perspective of sensoryism, or that human beings are a special kind of person. From the perspective that human beings have an eternal and unchanging natural nature, which is self-love (self-interest, self-interest). There is nothing good or evil in "self-love" in itself. What makes it morally good or evil lies in the social environment.

The social environment that philosophers talk about is very large, including the political and legal systems of society. Simply put, it is the impact caused by the wide range of aspects that people are exposed to in their life experiences; and for Colin and Billy, it is also It's the little New York neighborhood where they grew up.

What made Colin and Billy who they became? In this argument, people's moral motivations and purposes are closely related to people's interests. As long as a certain virtue is encouraged and rewarded, people will follow their desire and instinct to pursue personal happiness and tend toward virtue and goodness; so good Political and legal systems adapt to human nature, punish evil and promote good, because they make people and society do good; on the contrary, doing good will not end well, and if you kill people and set fire to gold belts, you will do evil.

In other words, if what you do and how you do it can get everyone's praise and recognition and get benefits, you will like and pursue what you do and do it. People will be influenced by the environment unconsciously.

So at this time, Colin believed that evil was good. Although he was smart enough to study and had excellent grades, he could have avoided going on the dark side, but he agreed to be an undercover gangster; while Billy believed that evil was not good. Okay, he just wants to be a policeman and get rid of the embarrassment of his ancestors.

“When I was your age, people would say, we either become police or we become criminals, and what I’m telling you today is, what’s the difference when you’re faced with a loaded gun? "On the big screen, the gang boss gently asked the young Colin, who looked thoughtful.

What blurs good and evil is life, death and power. When the age jump shot appeared and the story reached the police academy stage of the two of them, Nancy circled her arms and leaned back comfortably on her chair. She knew the fun was just beginning.

"Bang bang bang bang!" Due to the connection between Meng Taiqi at different points in time, Billy and Colin entered the police academy respectively. After the police academy comes the state police academy. Gunshots rang out in 3,765 North American theaters, and the audience was already in high spirits. Heath Ledger and Michael Pitt appear! Their character can be felt from their styling and temperament. Their police academy scenes are also well represented. Billy, who is humorous and gentle, and Colin, who is high-profile and arrogant, each meet a good friend, Brown, who is black, and Barrigan, who is white.

"Wow, they look so cool in police uniforms!" Many fans of the movie were obsessed with it. Evelin was one of them. She continued to praise her friend Kelly: "It's amazing that Yang really knows how to choose actors. Ah!" Kelly nodded, and Evelin added, "I really want to see Magic Young look like in a police uniform." Kelly nodded again.

Soon, the two took different paths. Colin, who graduated earlier, became a plainclothes policeman. I don't know if it was Frank's secret help. He made many achievements, got along well in the police station, and was very popular with everyone. However, Billy, who was about to graduate now, was favored by others. Going undercover, in the police office, accompanied by the foul-mouthed and taunting Officer Tignam, Chief Inspector Quinnan asked him: "Do you want to be a policeman, or look like a policeman?" Want to enjoy it? The benefits of being a police officer, or actually doing something righteous?

"Oh my god, this guy is so annoying!" Many viewers couldn't help muttering and scolding Tignum, but since he has this power, there is no need to say much about how he performed! Film critics are all impressed, this will be Wahlberg's most impressive performance! And Spacey also has a good enough performance that is commendable.

Maybe there was a choice, maybe not. Billy took over the undercover mission, but things didn't go well. When he lost his identity as a police academy trainee, he became a criminal and a gangster, beating people and intimidating them... The changes in his life put him under increasing pressure day by day. When he was alone, he often felt irritable and depressed. His mood was about to collapse, and he gradually developed symptoms of insomnia.

Billy here is getting more and more worried and depressed, while Colin is getting more and more prosperous and happy. Not only has he been promoted for meritorious service, but he is also dating a beautiful colleague. He is getting used to and liking being a police officer, and he is becoming more and more bored. Frank.

Years passed quickly, and as Billy came to the psychiatrist's office and started an interesting conversation, the audience finally saw the performances of the four big names, all of which were full marks!

Heath Ledger vividly played Billy's transformation from bad to worse and his return to calmness and sophistication. His loneliness and depression were as deep as his bones. There is no one who can express the pain of insomnia more vividly than him; Michael Pitt played the role of Co. Lin's many changes from his high-profile and flamboyant street gangster style to a calm and mature police officer are impeccably acted. The cold and repressed expression of Frank, who is tired of it and protects his identity, is also very deep to the bone.

"Awesome!" In the opinion of Stephen Qu of the "Newark Star Chronicle", the two are definitely worthy of being nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. There should be no obstacles to being nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor next year, and based on the current situation, they There is no doubt that he will be the most popular candidate, but I don’t know who will have a higher voice, because they are all so great!

"It's a pity, it's such a pity..." George Lucas, who came to see "The Dead" specifically for the starring role between Botman and Ledger, sighed to himself. He secretly regretted it in his heart. His beard turned a lot whiter in an instant. The original selection decision was really wrong! Anakin should be Heath Ledger!

Miraculous Yang is really a magical man! Seeing these magical performances, fans of several people's movies are the happiest. For example, Knightley fans, as expected, they won't suffer any disadvantages and don't have to worry about screwing up when working with Wang Yang. They have seen another side of Knightley. She has a cool and cool personality that has never been seen in films such as "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Pride and Prejudice"; Natalie proved that Harvard University was not in vain, and proved that partnering with Magic Yang has infinite magical power. Feixu, why are her performances always full of explosive power?

These two women are fully qualified to be nominated for the Golden Globe Award and other Film Critics Association Awards for Best Supporting Actress! Nowadays, the only reason for being rejected is that there are too few scenes and too many other good performances.

"Sparkling cast." Seeing this, Andrew Sarris of the "New York Observer" has already thought about the overall evaluation of the actors' performances in his film review. There is more than a 90% chance that "The Best Cast in the Screen Actors Guild Awards" next year will be " deceased".

Halfway through the movie, I don’t know when it started, but the screening room was filled with a tense and scary atmosphere. After a case of capture and counter-capture, both the police and the gang realized that there was an insider! They launched an internal investigation, and the film gradually moved to the final part. The scene where Billy followed Colin on the streets made the audience's hearts beat faster. Evelin was a little out of breath, but quickly. She screamed "Ah-". Then he covered his mouth with both hands!

"Bangpeng!" On the big screen, Officer Kunnan fell from a dilapidated high-rise building and landed on a shabby alley. Blood splashed wildly! Billy, who was almost hit, was stunned.

"Oh hoo——" and "Wow!" the audience exclaimed. I was frightened by this sudden cruel scene! The dimly lit environment and the atmosphere of surprise and intolerance heightened the trembling in the heart, and the gentle and kind police officer Kunnan died just like that. Most of them have never watched "Infernal Affairs". They don't like spoilers and will not inquire in advance, so now they are really unexpected. The R-rated magical Yang is really not easy to mess with!

Billy on the big screen looked up at the tall building in astonishment, then walked up to Kunnan with a blank look on his face. His face turned red for a moment, his trembling lips pursed, and he gasped with difficulty. I couldn't say anything, so I just said unconsciously: "***, WHAT-THE..."

Ledger's powerful appeal immediately made the audience feel depressed. The gang had killed many civilians before, and this time the death of the police officer who represented justice was even more painful! In particular, the tender care Queenan gave to Billy is still before our eyes. He is like a hateful and respectable elder, but he is respectable after all. How can the audience who have already been in the good guy camp not feel sad? What's more, his eyes were moist and he let out a long sigh.

The die-hard fans of "Infernal Affairs" among the Chinese student audience are a little disappointed, as it is much worse than the Hong Kong version! There is no slow motion, no soundtrack, just a pool of blood. The artistic conception is so different! What is Magic Yang doing?

Without waiting for anyone to think about it, the streets on the screen are in chaos. The police and gangsters are exchanging fire. There are "bang bang bang" gunshots and "***ing" curses. Some people are shot and bleeding, and some people fall. Down……

"Oh, another one died!", "Good death, finally dead!" Soon the story took another major turn. Relying on the undercover intelligence provided by Billy, the police surrounded the gangsters who were conducting illegal transactions at the construction site in one fell swoop. After a fierce exchange of fire, in a deserted place, Colin killed Frank with his own hands. Maybe there was never any affection between them, maybe there was a little bit of love between them. Looking at Frank's body, although Colin's face was expressionless, but Anyone could see how relaxed he was. Once Frank died, no one else knew about his undercover status or that the matter was not over yet.

However, Billy discovers that Colin is an undercover gangster! If he didn't find out, the most likely thing was that Colin would resume his identity, and he could continue to be a policeman or not, and everyone would be fine, but he found out! After handing some evidence to a psychiatrist to prevent accidents, Billy made an appointment with Colin to meet on the rooftop of the building where Quinnan fell. At the same time, he notified the black policeman Brown to bring Tignum to arrest him.

"Huh--" Many viewers breathed out. The tight and fast pace of the film made it impossible to calm down even for half a minute; the film critics all realized that the most exciting part was coming soon!

"U! U!!!" Looking at the dilapidated rooftop, Billy, with bulging blue veins, beat and scolded Colin. The audience in a screening room had different expressions. Some felt excited, nervous, and tingling, while others People feel disappointed. The scene on the rooftop was plain and powerful. As Brown arrived, Tignham, who was on paid leave, did not show up. Billy had to hold Colin hostage and go downstairs. He had evidence!

As the elevator descended level by level, Colin, who was in a daze, said with a trembling voice: "Give me a chance." Li couldn't help laughing: "How can I give you a chance?" "Colin said softly: "I took the wrong path before. I wanted to be a good person..." Billy was about to say something. When he arrived on the first floor, the elevator door slowly opened, bang -! Gunshots burst out, and Billy's His head tilted back, and a bloody flower exploded!

"Ah——", "Oh!!", "***!" When seeing this scene, audiences all over North America screamed in shock. Evelin and others stared with wide eyes. Billy was dead. Just like the Blue Gloves last year, they were shot in the head with a clean shot! God! Who killed him?

At this moment, the usually honest and honest Barrigan appeared in the camera. Was it manslaughter? ! The audience who had this idea felt sorry before they saw Brown coming out of another elevator. Before he could react to Billy's death, Barrigan raised his hand and shot Colin while he was removing the handcuffs. boom--! Brown, who was shot in the head, fell to the ground, bleeding in a pool, and died.

"Do you think you are the only mole? Castro planned to betray us, and we are now on the same team, understand?" Barrigan said and walked out of the elevator to see if Brown was dead. There were many people in front of the screen. The audience gasped, this guy is also an undercover gangster! Hidden too deeply! "Give it to me." At this time, Colin took out a white cloth to clean the fingerprints, and the stupid Barrigan really gave him the gun, bang -! Billy aimed a shot at Barrigan's head, and another burst of blood exploded.

All of a sudden, three bodies were lying on the concrete floor. Only Colin was still standing. He calmly wiped off the fingerprints, put down the gun and walked away quickly. ! .